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> Alcohol isn't like that. Alcohol is more akin to something like going up stairs or showering or heck, a little similar to smoking. Most people I know have so
by jusssi 5y ago
> Alcohol isn't like that. Alcohol is more akin to something like going up stairs or showering or heck, a little similar to smoking.
Most people I know have someone in their family or friends who has died because of alcohol related diseases or accidents.
- datavirtue 5y agoYeah, and you are usually dead to your family twenty years before alcohol finally stops your body.
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoBut that's the point entirely. Showers and going up stairs are everyday activities: Most of us know someone that's been hurt on stairs or in the shower: Shower falls cause lots of injuries every year. The risks become overlooked because of familiarity and it makes it easier to minimize the risks. It doesn't help that the downsides often aren't immediate: It takes some years to develop disease from it, after all. In general, it takes hours for you to wind up in the hospital or harm someone else - but most of the time, much like showering or walking up the stairs, nothing of note happens.